caption

• Substantiv, das eine Überschrift, Erläuterung oder Beschreibung bezeichnet, die eine Abbildung, ein Foto oder ein Video begleitet.

A noun referring to a title, explanation, or description that accompanies an illustration, photograph, or video.

1. Text accompanying an imageB1formal

   A brief explanation or description that accompanies an illustration, photograph, or diagram.

   Bildunterschrift

   • The caption under the photo explained the historical event.
   • She wrote a funny caption for her Instagram post.
   • The textbook includes captions for all diagrams.

   Synonymedescriptionexplanationlabellegend

2. Subtitle for videoB1formal

   Text displayed on a screen that represents spoken dialogue or audio content.

   Untertitel

   • The movie had English captions for the hearing impaired.
   • I always turn on captions when watching foreign films.
   • The video's captions were synchronized perfectly with the audio.

   Synonymelegendsubsubtitletitle

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, einem Bild, Video oder Dokument eine Überschrift, Erklärung oder Beschreibung hinzuzufügen.

A verb used to indicate the act of adding a title, explanation, or description to an image, video, or document.

1. Add explanatory textB1formal

   To provide a title, description, or explanation for an image, video, or illustration.

   Mit einer Bildunterschrift versehen

   • The photographer captioned the photo with the location and date.
   • She captioned her Instagram post with a funny quote.
   • The museum captioned each painting with the artist's name.

   Synonymeannotatedescribelabeltagtitle

2. Add subtitlesB2formal

   To add text that displays spoken dialogue or audio content on a screen.

   Untertiteln

   • The video was captioned for hearing-impaired viewers.
   • They captioned the documentary in multiple languages.
   • The editor captioned the interview for the online version.

   Synonymesubtitle